Arbores Vocalis
giving voice to a sense of tree
A site specific commission for Lesnes Abbey & Woods, South London.
Gathering over 100 interviews with people walking & spending time in Lesnes Abbey Woods during the lockdowns of early 2021. Asking them to describe some of the intangible sense spending time amongst tree's gives us.
Combined with recording a dispersed Bexley Music Choir singing a Plainsong style song, composed in a collaboration between Thor McIntyre-Burnie & Jeremy Jackman. Exploring the Latin names of the tree's that grow in these woods and lyrics inspired from the interviews.
A 16 channel immersive sound & light Installation installed in Lesness Abbey ruins.
Artist:
Thor McIntyre-Burnie
Abbey Lighting Design:
Craig West
Plainsong Composers:
Jeremy Jackman & Thor McB
Choir :
Bexley Music
Producers :
Emergency Exit Arts
Commissioners:
Lesnes Abbey Woods
A part of Light The Way
The abbey re-awakened by a cloud of voices that speak & sing of the sanctuary of trees
Presented as part of Light The Way a 1 mile illuminated trail that linked Thamesmead with Lesnes Abbey Woods.
Commissioned by: London Borough of Bexley. Emergency Exit Art . Peabody. Heritage Lottery Fund .
(Photographers: Brian Aldrich, Tom Chaplin)
